CVE-2017-6816 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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In WordPress before 4.7.3 (wp-admin/plugins.php), unintended files can be deleted by administrators using the plugin deletion functionality.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Debian	Debian Linux
Wordpress	Wordpress

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:::::::*

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References

Link	Providers
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3815
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96598
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037959
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.3
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/4d80f8b3e1b00a3edcee0774dc9c2f4c78f9e663
https://wordpress.org/news/2017/03/wordpress-4-7-3-security-and-maintenance-release/
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8767

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-03-12T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T15:41:17.543Z

Reserved: 2017-03-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-6816

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-03-12T01:59:00.270

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-6816

Redhat

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